Elmer Smith
[edit] Biography
Elmer Smith (Elmer John Smith) was born on September 21, 1892 in Sandusky, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1914 for the Cleveland Naps. In 1915, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 3 home runs and 67 RBI. Smith played for the Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Elmer Smith's best season was 1920, when he hit for a .316 average and knocked in 103 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1914
| CLE
| A
| 13
| 53
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 8
| .321
| .345
| .377
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CLE
| A
| 144
| 476
| 37
| 118
| 3
| 67
| .248
| .301
| .366
| 23
| 12
| 36
| 75
| 0
| 16
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| WAS
| A
| 45
| 168
| 12
| 36
| 2
| 27
| .214
| .298
| .345
| 10
| 3
| 18
| 28
| 2
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| CLE
| A
| 79
| 213
| 25
| 59
| 3
| 40
| .277
| .336
| .418
| 15
| 3
| 18
| 35
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| TOT
| A
| 124
| 381
| 37
| 95
| 5
| 67
| .249
| .319
| .386
| 25
| 6
| 36
| 63
| 3
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| WAS
| A
| 35
| 117
| 8
| 26
| 0
| 17
| .222
| .260
| .308
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| CLE
| A
| 64
| 161
| 21
| 42
| 3
| 22
| .261
| .316
| .360
| 5
| 1
| 13
| 18
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| TOT
| A
| 99
| 278
| 29
| 68
| 3
| 39
| .245
| .293
| .338
| 9
| 4
| 18
| 32
| 1
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| CLE
| A
| 114
| 395
| 60
| 110
| 9
| 54
| .278
| .354
| .438
| 24
| 6
| 41
| 30
| 5
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| CLE
| A
| 129
| 456
| 82
| 144
| 12
| 103
| .316
| .391
| .520
| 37
| 10
| 53
| 35
| 3
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| CLE
| A
| 129
| 431
| 98
| 125
| 16
| 85
| .290
| .374
| .508
| 28
| 9
| 56
| 46
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| NY
| A
| 21
| 27
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 5
| .185
| .267
| .296
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BOS
| A
| 73
| 231
| 43
| 66
| 6
| 32
| .286
| .358
| .472
| 13
| 6
| 25
| 21
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| TOT
| A
| 94
| 258
| 44
| 71
| 7
| 37
| .275
| .348
| .453
| 13
| 6
| 28
| 26
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| NY
| A
| 70
| 183
| 30
| 56
| 7
| 35
| .306
| .377
| .475
| 6
| 2
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| CIN
| N
| 96
| 284
| 47
| 77
| 8
| 46
| .271
| .339
| .451
| 13
| 7
| 28
| 20
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 96
| 284
| 47
| 77
| 8
| 46
| .271
| .339
| .451
| 13
| 7
| 28
| 20
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 916
| 2911
| 422
| 804
| 62
| 495
| .276
| .345
| .436
| 168
| 55
| 291
| 339
| 15
| 92
| 48
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1012
| 3195
| 469
| 881
| 70
| 541
| .276
| .344
| .437
| 181
| 62
| 319
| 359
| 16
| 99
| 54
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1914
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1915
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 202
| 15
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1916
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1916
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1916
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 12
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1916
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1916
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1917
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .901
|
| 1917
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1917
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 124
| 9
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1917
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1917
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1919
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 12
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1920
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 217
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1921
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 183
| 16
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1922
| NY
| A
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1922
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 7
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1922
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1922
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 130
| 8
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1923
| NY
| A
| OF
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1925
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 139
| 8
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 870
| 0
| 0
| 1429
| 95
| 69
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Duluth (Central) to Cleveland Naps (1913).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Joe Leonard to Washington Senators in exchange for Joe Boehling and Danny Moeller (August 18, 1916).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Cleveland Indians for $4000 (June 13, 1917).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with George Burns and Joe Harris to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Stuffy McInnis (December 24, 1921).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Joe Dugan to New York Yankees in exchange for Chick Fewster, Elmer Miller, Johnny Mitchell, Lefty O'Doul and $50000 (July 23, 1922).
- Traded by New York Yankees with $50000 and a player to be named to Louisville (American Association) in exchange for Earle Combs (January 7, 1924).
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